instill
English
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edit- (UK, US) IPA(key): /ɪnˈstɪl/
Audio (US): (file) Audio (Southern England): (file) Audio (General Australian): (file) - Rhymes: -ɪl
Verb
editinstill (third-person singular simple present instills, present participle instilling, simple past and past participle instilled)
- To cause a quality to become part of someone's nature.
- It is important to instill discipline in a child at an early age.
- To pour in (medicine, for example) drop by drop.
Translations
editto cause a quality to become part of someone's nature
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to pour in drop by drop
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